Create the InferCNV Object

Reading in the raw counts matrix and meta data, populating the infercnv object

infercnv_obj = CreateInfercnvObject(
  raw_counts_matrix="oligodendroglioma_expression_downsampled.counts.matrix",
  annotations_file="oligodendroglioma_annotations_downsampled.txt",
  delim="\t",
  gene_order_file="gencode_downsampled.txt",
  ref_group_names=c("Microglia/Macrophage","Oligodendrocytes (non-malignant)"))
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:10:54] ::order_reduce:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:10:54] .order_reduce(): expr and order match.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:10:54] ::process_data:order_reduce:Reduction from positional data, new dimensions (r,c) = 10338,184 Total=18322440.6799817 Min=0 Max=34215.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:10:54] validating infercnv_obj

Filtering genes

Removing those genes that are very lowly expressed or present in very few cells

# filter out low expressed genes
cutoff=1
infercnv_obj <- require_above_min_mean_expr_cutoff(infercnv_obj, cutoff)
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:10:54] ::above_min_mean_expr_cutoff:Start
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:10:55] Removing 3025 genes from matrix as below mean expr threshold: 1
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:10:55] validating infercnv_obj
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:10:55] There are 7313 genes and 184 cells remaining in the expr matrix.
# filter out bad cells
min_cells_per_gene=3
infercnv_obj <- require_above_min_cells_ref(infercnv_obj, min_cells_per_gene=min_cells_per_gene)
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:10:55] Removed 117 genes having fewer than 3 min cells per gene = 1.59989 % genes removed here
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:10:55] validating infercnv_obj
## for safe keeping
infercnv_orig_filtered = infercnv_obj
#plot_mean_chr_expr_lineplot(infercnv_obj)
save('infercnv_obj', file = 'infercnv_obj.orig_filtered')

Normalize each cell’s counts for sequencing depth

infercnv_obj <- infercnv:::normalize_counts_by_seq_depth(infercnv_obj)
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:10:55] Computed total sum normalization factor as: 100000.000000

perform Anscombe normalization

Suggested for removing noisy variation at low counts

infercnv_obj <- infercnv:::anscombe_transform(infercnv_obj)
save('infercnv_obj', file='infercnv_obj.anscombe')

log transform the normalized counts:

infercnv_obj <- log2xplus1(infercnv_obj)
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:10:56] transforming log2xplus1()
save('infercnv_obj', file='infercnv_obj.log_transformed')

Apply maximum bounds to the expression data to reduce outlier effects

threshold = mean(abs(get_average_bounds(infercnv_obj)))
infercnv_obj <- apply_max_threshold_bounds(infercnv_obj, threshold=threshold)
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:10:57] ::process_data:setting max centered expr, threshold set to: +/-:  4.33717214157707

Initial view, before inferCNV operations:

plot_cnv(infercnv_obj, 
         output_filename='infercnv.logtransf', 
         x.range="auto", 
         title = "Before InferCNV (filtered & log2 transformed)", 
         color_safe_pal = FALSE, 
         x.center = mean(infercnv_obj@expr.data))
knitr::include_graphics("infercnv.logtransf.png")

perform smoothing across chromosomes

infercnv_obj = smooth_by_chromosome(infercnv_obj, window_length=101, smooth_ends=TRUE)
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:14] ::smooth_window:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:14] ::smooth_window:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:15] ::smooth_window:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:15] ::smooth_window:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:15] ::smooth_window:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:16] ::smooth_window:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:16] ::smooth_window:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:16] ::smooth_window:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:17] ::smooth_window:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:17] ::smooth_window:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:17] ::smooth_window:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:17] ::smooth_window:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:18] ::smooth_window:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:18] ::smooth_window:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:18] ::smooth_window:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:18] ::smooth_window:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:19] ::smooth_window:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:19] ::smooth_window:Start.
## WARN [2018-10-22 13:11:19] window length exceeds number of rows in data
## WARN [2018-10-22 13:11:19] setting window length to nrows
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:19] ::smooth_window:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:20] ::smooth_window:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:20] ::smooth_window:Start.
## WARN [2018-10-22 13:11:20] window length exceeds number of rows in data
## WARN [2018-10-22 13:11:20] setting window length to nrows
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:20] ::smooth_window:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:20] ::smooth_window:Start.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:20] ::smooth_window:Start.
## WARN [2018-10-22 13:11:20] window length exceeds number of rows in data
## WARN [2018-10-22 13:11:20] setting window length to nrows
save('infercnv_obj', file='infercnv_obj.smooth_by_chr')

# re-center each cell
infercnv_obj <- center_cell_expr_across_chromosome(infercnv_obj, method = "median")
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:21] ::center_smooth across chromosomes per cell
save('infercnv_obj', file='infercnv_obj.cells_recentered')
plot_cnv(infercnv_obj, 
         output_filename='infercnv.chr_smoothed', 
         x.range="auto", 
         title = "chr smoothed and cells re-centered", 
         color_safe_pal = FALSE)
knitr::include_graphics("infercnv.chr_smoothed.png")

subtract the reference values from observations, now have log(fold change) values

infercnv_obj <- subtract_ref_expr_from_obs(infercnv_obj, inv_log=TRUE)
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:40] ::subtract_ref_expr_from_obs:Start
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:11:41] subtracting mean(normal) per gene per cell across all data
save('infercnv_obj', file='infercnv_obj.ref_subtracted')
plot_cnv(infercnv_obj, 
         output_filename='infercnv.ref_subtracted', 
         x.range="auto", 
         title="ref subtracted", 
         color_safe_pal = FALSE)
knitr::include_graphics("infercnv.ref_subtracted.png")

invert log values

Converting the log(FC) values to regular fold change values, centered at 1 (no fold change)

This is important because we want (1/2)x to be symmetrical to 1.5x, representing loss/gain of one chromosome region.

infercnv_obj <- invert_log2(infercnv_obj)
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:00] invert_log2(), computing 2^x
save('infercnv_obj', file='infercnv_obj.inverted_log')
plot_cnv(infercnv_obj, 
         output_filename='infercnv.inverted', 
         color_safe_pal = FALSE, 
         x.range="auto", 
         x.center=1, 
         title = "inverted log FC to FC")
knitr::include_graphics("infercnv.inverted.png")

Removing noise

infercnv_obj <- clear_noise_via_ref_mean_sd(infercnv_obj, sd_amplifier = 1.0)
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:16] :: **** clear_noise_via_ref_quantiles **** : removing noise between bounds:  0.915981505347197 - 1.08562773127562
save('infercnv_obj', file='infercnv_obj.denoised')
plot_cnv(infercnv_obj, 
         output_filename='infercnv.denoised', 
         x.range="auto", 
         x.center=1, 
         title="denoised", 
         color_safe_pal = FALSE)
knitr::include_graphics("infercnv.denoised.png")

Remove outlier data points

This generally improves on the visualization

infercnv_obj = remove_outliers_norm(infercnv_obj)
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:32] ::remove_outlier_norm:Start out_method: average_bound lower_bound: NA upper_bound: NA
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:32] ::remove_outlier_norm:Start out_method: average_bound lower_bound: NA upper_bound: NA
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:32] ::remove_outlier_norm using method: average_bound for defining outliers.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:32] outlier bounds defined between: 0.353023 - 3.81125
save('infercnv_obj', file="infercnv_obj.outliers_removed")
plot_cnv(infercnv_obj, 
         output_filename='infercnv.outliers_removed', 
         color_safe_pal = FALSE, 
         x.range="auto", 
         x.center=1, 
         title = "outliers removed")
knitr::include_graphics("infercnv.outliers_removed.png")

Find DE genes by comparing the mutant types to normal types, BASIC

Runs a t-Test comparing tumor/normal for each patient and normal sample, and masks out those genes that are not significantly DE.

plot_data = infercnv_obj@expr.data
high_threshold = max(abs(quantile(plot_data[plot_data != 0], c(0.05, 0.95))))  

low_threshold = -1 * high_threshold 

infercnv_obj <- infercnv:::mask_non_DE_genes_basic(infercnv_obj, test.use = 't', center_val=1)
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:47] Finding DE genes between malignant_MGH36 and Microglia/Macrophage
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:48] Found 3865 genes as DE
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:48] Finding DE genes between malignant_MGH36 and Oligodendrocytes (non-malignant)
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:49] Found 3485 genes as DE
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:49] Finding DE genes between malignant_MGH53 and Microglia/Macrophage
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:50] Found 2943 genes as DE
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:50] Finding DE genes between malignant_MGH53 and Oligodendrocytes (non-malignant)
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:51] Found 2554 genes as DE
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:51] Finding DE genes between malignant_93 and Microglia/Macrophage
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:52] Found 3146 genes as DE
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:52] Finding DE genes between malignant_93 and Oligodendrocytes (non-malignant)
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:53] Found 2576 genes as DE
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:53] Finding DE genes between malignant_97 and Microglia/Macrophage
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:55] Found 3237 genes as DE
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:55] Finding DE genes between malignant_97 and Oligodendrocytes (non-malignant)
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:12:56] Found 3027 genes as DE
save('infercnv_obj', file="infercnv_obj.non_DE_masked")
plot_cnv(infercnv_obj, 
         output_filename='infercnv.non-DE-genes-masked', 
         color_safe_pal = FALSE, 
         x.range=c(low_threshold, high_threshold), 
         x.center=1, 
         title = "non-DE-genes-masked")
knitr::include_graphics("infercnv.non-DE-genes-masked.png")

Brighten it up by changing the scale threshold to our liking:

plot_cnv(infercnv_obj, 
         output_filename='infercnv.finalized_view', 
         color_safe_pal = FALSE, 
         x.range=c(0.7, 1.3), 
         x.center=1, 
         title = "InferCNV")
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:11] ::plot_cnv:Start
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:11] ::plot_cnv:Current data dimensions (r,c)=7196,184 Total=1322070.80902723 Min=0.353023266316393 Max=3.81124796173442.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:11] ::plot_cnv:Depending on the size of the matrix this may take a moment.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:11] plot_cnv_observation:Start
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:11] Observation data size: Cells= 142 Genes= 7196
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:11] clustering observations via method: ward.D
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:11] Number of genes in group(1) is 33
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:11] group size being clustered:  33,7196
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:11] Number of genes in group(2) is 34
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:11] group size being clustered:  34,7196
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:11] Number of genes in group(3) is 40
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:11] group size being clustered:  40,7196
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:11] Number of genes in group(4) is 35
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:11] group size being clustered:  35,7196
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:11] plot_cnv_observation:Writing observation groupings/color.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:20] Colors for breaks:  #00008B,#24249B,#4848AB,#6D6DBC,#9191CC,#B6B6DD,#DADAEE,#FFFFFF,#EEDADA,#DDB6B6,#CC9191,#BC6D6D,#AB4848,#9B2424,#8B0000
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:20] Quantiles of plotted data range: 0.7,1,1,1.00080461831141,1.3
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:21] plot_cnv_references:Writing observation data to ./observations.txt
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:21] plot_cnv_references:Start
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:21] Reference data size: Cells= 42 Genes= 7196
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:21] plot_cnv_references:Number reference groups= 2
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:21] plot_cnv_references:Plotting heatmap.
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:24] Colors for breaks:  #00008B,#24249B,#4848AB,#6D6DBC,#9191CC,#B6B6DD,#DADAEE,#FFFFFF,#EEDADA,#DDB6B6,#CC9191,#BC6D6D,#AB4848,#9B2424,#8B0000
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:24] Quantiles of plotted data range: 0.7,1.00080461831141,1.00080461831141,1.00080461831141,1.3
## INFO [2018-10-22 13:13:24] plot_cnv_references:Writing reference data to ./references.txt
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knitr::include_graphics("infercnv.finalized_view.png")